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    Natural Log of −2

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    What is ln(−2)?

    Answer

    ln(−2)
    does not exist

    ln is the natural log, base e ≈ 2.71828.

    e raised to any power is a positive number, so the negative number −2 cannot be reached.

    We look for y with ey = −2.

    Oxy1

    The curve y = ln x passes through (1, 0) and (e, 1) and rises: for x > 1 the log is positive, for 0 < x < 1 negative.

    The graph exists only to the right of the y-axis: there is no point at x = −2.

    Log of −2 in different bases
    BaseNotationValue
    eln(−2)does not exist
    10log(−2)does not exist
    2log₂(−2)does not exist

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    Natural Log of −2 (ln(−2)). ln(−2) does not exist: e raised to any power is positive, never −2. What you may have meant is below.
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    FAQ

    What is ln(−2)?

    ln(−2) does not exist

    Does ln(−2) exist in complex numbers?

    Yes, in complex numbers: the principal value for x < 0 is ln x = ln|x| + iπ, so ln(−2) = ln 2 + iπ ≈ 0.6931 + 3.1416i. Among real numbers it does not exist.

    What does log without a base mean?

    At school and on a calculator, log x without a base is the common log, base 10: log 100 = 2. In Python, math.log(x) is the natural log ln x; in Excel, LN is the natural log and LOG is base 10.